Song Names show up incorrectly on ILO Mp3 player. Wrong format?
I download my songs to my ILO Mp3 player from Windows Media Player. When I put the songs onto Media player, I use the same format for naming all of the songs. I don't put the artist's name in the file name or anything. I fill in the fields in the database as you should. Then, I make up my sync list and add the songs onto my Mp3. While most of my songs show up with the correct title when they play, some of them show up really funky. If I didn't already know what the song was when it started playing, I would have a difficult time knowing its title. When I'm looking for certain songs, it takes a long time to find them, because the file names are whacky. For instance, the song "Coal Mine" by Sara Evans shows up like "COALMI~1.WMA" on the screen, "Don't Come Home A Drinkin" by Loretta Lynn shows up "DONTCO~1.MP3", and "Last Ten Years" looks like "LAST10~MP3". Between 5-10 songs do that. Some of them are impossible to understand. The above examples are only the ones that I could tell what they're supposed to be. When I hook my Mp3 up to the computer and look in my ILO under "My Computer", the file names look correct. What do I need to do to get them to show up on my Mp3 correctly? It's especially annoying because I can't get it to stop sorting the files into alphabetical order every single time I turn it on and some of the funky names start with the artist's name instead of the song's title. Why is it necessary for them to play in alphabetical order? I've downloaded songs onto several other people's Mp3's (other brands) and they save in the order in which they are saved to the Mp3. That would be nice. That way, if I didn't want a shuffle, at least I wouldn't have to listen to them in alphabetical order and it wouldn't take 5 minutes for it to sort every time I turn it on. Anyway, how can I get the titles to show up correctly on my screen? How can I get it to stop sorting FOREVER every time I turn it on? And, is there a way to delete songs from the device itself as opposed to doing in from the computer?
Thanks!
Well, that makes no sense, first of all. Secondly, my MAIN problem is songs showing up incorrectly on the screen. I don't necessarily have a problem w/them playing in ABC order,but I hate that it takes the MP3 player 5 minutes every time I use it to sort the files. When I turn it on, the screen says "sorting... Please Wait" for like 5 minutes b/c it's putting the songs into ABC order. I don't care what order they play in really, just that I have to wait so long for them to play. Honestly, I would almost rather burn songs onto CD's in any order I want them, b/c I have a CD player in my car already and obviously, I can't get any real help here. Thanks anyway!~~ However, if anyone does know how I can get the NAMES of the songs to show up CORRECTLY on the screen while they're playing, please let me know. Thanks! PS~ I already know that I can delete them, change the file name in Media Player, and re-save them to my MP3. I'm just wondering if there's an easier, less time-consuming way to do it. Thanks!Well, that makes no sense, first of all. Secondly, my MAIN problem is songs showing up incorrectly on the screen. I don't necessarily have a problem w/them playing in ABC order,but I hate that it takes the MP3 player 5 minutes every time I use it to sort the files. When I turn it on, the screen says "sorting... Please Wait" for like 5 minutes b/c it's putting the songs into ABC order. I don't care what order they play in really, just that I have to wait so long for them to play. Honestly, I would almost rather burn songs onto CD's in any order I want them, b/c I have a CD player in my car already and obviously, I can't get any real help here. Thanks anyway!~~ However, if anyone does know how I can get the NAMES of the songs to show up CORRECTLY on the screen while they're playing, please let me know. Thanks! PS~ I already know that I can delete them, change the file name in Media Player, and re-save them to my MP3. I'm just wondering if there's an easier, less time-consuming way to do it. Thanks!
AnonymousApr 01, 2014
my mp3 will play in alphabetical order but the last 24 songs i added are at the end of the listmy mp3 will play in alphabetical order but the last 24 songs i added are at the end of the list
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Re: Song Names show up incorrectly on ILO Mp3 player....
The funny~.mp3 names are usually because the title field is not filled in in the mp3 property tags, so it uses the DOS version of the filename for the title. Under windows, right click the song and select properties->summary->advanced, and make sure that the title field under "description" has what you want in it. I don't think even the makers of Ilo know how it organizes the files.
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The song is probably just in the wrong format, check and make sure it is in .mp3 format and if not try to sink it to the mp3 player with windows media player this should correct the problem, or download a music converter
Your songs are in the wrong format - read my "tips and tricks" on song formats, as it is too complicated to explain here. Short answer: convert the songs to Mp3 format.
There are two ways to format an Mp3 player - one on the computer
itself, and one in Windows Media Player. Both methods will end up
erasing all the songs on the player, but the player will be "good as
new" after that. Sometimes reformatting in this manner will override
the player's native formatting and cause problems - this can be
reversed in most cases by updating the player's firmware. Firmware
upgrades are available from most manufacturers' websites. WARNING: The following procedures will erase all songs on the player.
Check if the file system is NTFS. If yes, format it to FAT or
FAT32. - Connect player to computer, double-click my computer, right
click on icon of mp3 player and select format. This only applies to
Windows-based computers. You can also format the player in Windows Media Player itself: Connect your Mp3 player to the computer and open Windows Media
Player. Click on the Sync tab. Pull down the drop down menu underneath
the Sync tab by moving your cursor over the Sync tab and left clicking
on the little black arrow underneath the Sync tab. Highlight "name of
Mp3 player here 1GB" (wording may vary slightly), and then select
"Format." - this should erase everything. -Tha Mp3 Doctor
-Plug in your mp3 player -Go into your downloading program, select a song and go 'Locate file/Open Containg Folder', you should be in your folder with all your songs. or go 'My Music' and find your music files. -Either select all your songs, open them with 'Windows Media Player' and transfer them that way. -Or 'Open My Computer' then open "iLo" and drag the songs from where your songs are located [My Music] to the 'Music' folder in your iLo folder. [MyMusic] Song.mp3 >drag to> [MyComputer/iLo] Music.
Through
this link, you can enter a variety of search terms that will help you
find what you are looking for (exs.: “add files to my mp3 player”;
“delete files from my mp3 player,” etc.)
Important Vocabulary:
The code word for “mp3 player” in Windows Media Player is “DEVICE” or “portable device”
The code word for adding files is “SYNC,” “syncing,” or “synchronizing”
The code word for copying files from CD is “RIP,” or “ripping”
The code word for files stored on both My Computer and my Mp3 player (when it is connected to the computer) is “LIBRARY”
To add files (SYNC) to your mp3 player using Windows Media Player 10:
Same thing happened to me. I was using windows media player to sync my song and it says my player was using 260 mb of space even though it was formatted time after time. I simply loaded as many song as I could fit on the player. When I unplugged it and plugged it back in, windows media now showed that missing 260 mb of space as available. The only catch is that the song I had already uploaded on to the player were not shown on the sync list.
There are two ways to format an Mp3 player - one on the computer
itself, and one in Windows Media Player. Both methods will end up
erasing all the songs on the player, but the player will be "good as
new" after that. Sometimes reformatting in this manner will override
the player's native formatting and cause problems - this can be
reversed in most cases by updating the player's firmware. Firmware
upgrades are available from most manufacturers' websites. WARNING: The following procedures will erase all songs on the player.
Check if the file system is NTFS. If yes, format it to FAT or
FAT32. - Connect player to computer, double-click my computer, right
click on icon of mp3 player and select format. This only applies to
Windows-based computers. You can also format the player in Windows Media Player itself: Connect your Mp3 player to the computer and open Windows Media
Player. Click on the Sync tab. Pull down the drop down menu underneath
the Sync tab by moving your cursor over the Sync tab and left clicking
on the little black arrow underneath the Sync tab. Highlight "name of
Mp3 player here 1GB" (wording may vary slightly), and then select
"Format." - this should erase everything. -Tha Mp3 Doctor
Well, that makes no sense, first of all. Secondly, my MAIN problem is songs showing up incorrectly on the screen. I don't necessarily have a problem w/them playing in ABC order,but I hate that it takes the MP3 player 5 minutes every time I use it to sort the files. When I turn it on, the screen says "sorting... Please Wait" for like 5 minutes b/c it's putting the songs into ABC order. I don't care what order they play in really, just that I have to wait so long for them to play. Honestly, I would almost rather burn songs onto CD's in any order I want them, b/c I have a CD player in my car already and obviously, I can't get any real help here. Thanks anyway!~~ However, if anyone does know how I can get the NAMES of the songs to show up CORRECTLY on the screen while they're playing, please let me know. Thanks! PS~ I already know that I can delete them, change the file name in Media Player, and re-save them to my MP3. I'm just wondering if there's an easier, less time-consuming way to do it. Thanks!
my mp3 will play in alphabetical order but the last 24 songs i added are at the end of the list
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